African swine fever reported in N. Korea; S. Korea's agriculture ministry holds emergency meeting
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South Korea's Agriculture Ministry held an emergency meeting on Friday morning over the first official case of African swine fever in North Korea.
North Korean authorities reported the outbreak to the World Organization for Animal Health on Thursday.
The ministry says over 20 pigs were culled after more than 70 pigs died from the virus at a farm in North Korea's Jagang-do Province, near the border with China.
As part of efforts to prevent the virus from entering the South, the ministry designated ten areas close to the border with North Korea as special management zones and began quarantine measures.
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon also ordered for all out efforts to prevent the virus from spreading, and vowed to visit several affected sites over the weekend.
South Korea's Agriculture Ministry held an emergency meeting on Friday morning over the first official case of African swine fever in North Korea.
North Korean authorities reported the outbreak to the World Organization for Animal Health on Thursday.
The ministry says over 20 pigs were culled after more than 70 pigs died from the virus at a farm in North Korea's Jagang-do Province, near the border with China.
As part of efforts to prevent the virus from entering the South, the ministry designated ten areas close to the border with North Korea as special management zones and began quarantine measures.
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon also ordered for all out efforts to prevent the virus from spreading, and vowed to visit several affected sites over the weekend.